摳氣

Chinese

		dig out (with finger); stingy	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (摳氣)		摳	氣
simp. (抠气)		抠	气

Pronunciation

• Eastern Min (BUC): kău-*ké

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• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kău-*ké
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

Adjective

摳氣

1. (Eastern Min) annoying, bothersome, troublesome

   瓜子擘乞伊食，伊復嫌摳氣。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
   瓜子擘乞伊食，伊复嫌抠气。 [Eastern Min, simp.]

   Guă-cī báh ké̤ṳk-ĭ siăh, ĭ bô-*hièng kău-*ké / [kua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒi³³ pɑʔ²⁴ kʰyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ siaʔ⁵ i⁵⁵ pu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ hieŋ⁵³ kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]

   The melon seeds have been shelled for him to eat, but he still thinks it's too much of a bother.